wideload Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Hey all, I am looking to upgrade my AV receiver. Currently, I have a Yamaha RXV3900, Rotel 5 channel power amp, JVC HD550, Sub 1, and an old top of the line Panasonic Blu-Ray player, cannot remember which one. Looking at a new player as well. Does anyone have any recommendations? looking at the following, so far, Marantz SR7012 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver Pioneer SC-LX901 11.2 Channel Class D3 Network AV Receiver Anthem MRX720 7.2 A/V Receiver Yamaha Aventage RXA3080B 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver Denon AVR-X4400H 9.2 Channel AV Receiver thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini07 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 What speakers do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wideload Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 JBL floor, have to check the rest, 7.1 set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen0804 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 i would recommend either the denon or the pioneer, ive had a pioneer avr before and it was very easy to setup and use. I currently use a denon avr-x3300w and am very happy with it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy8 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Suggest looking at the NAD T58V3 with Dirac Live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukynas Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 if you are buying new one than wait 2-3 weeks and look at SR7013 or X4500H, they are both in same category feature and price wise with slightly different sound signature and aesthetics or course, if you plan to keep your Rotel power amp fully utilized and you are willing to add another one than you might look at AV processor such as AV7705, all depended on your budget of course, in case you wanna know more about Marantz AV pre ask @:) al Anthem/Arcam/NAD are very good in terms of advanced surround sound processing with tailored audio quality but also much more expensive (compared to D&M products in same category) with less features in terms of new tech and wireless connectivity, I never liked Pio and Yama AV receivers due to their strange SS processing so can't comment or recommend but things might changed since so hard to judge now... just set your preferences and priority and you should be able to pick the right one for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 The upgrade I imagine wideload is for atmos/dts-x to a major factor . If so I would closely look at the NAD758v3 as Snoopy said ; its rrp is $2399 which enables another power amp [or uhd player] to help your rotel before you look at around $4100 for the Marantz 7012 say .and it has dirac live and honest power ratings into 8channels driven .. If you need more than 3 in 1 out hdmi 2.0a though its something else or a separate matrix switcher.. That said if you want all the bells/whistles the yam has music cast[and alexa even] and D&M holdings models have HEOS which is similar . The Yamaha with its powerful 64bit dsp hd3 processing can also manage to upscale dolby atmos decoding [ including both the bed channels and ceiling unlike others] but it only uses PEQ for room eq - no dirac here.. If you have a sub with built in PEQ though Yamaha is good value ' sabre dacs have a good analog stage on my 5100.. Its handy to just hit a scene button and switch your dsp mode out of heaps of options on the fly and its new AI will choose for you if that's not a gimmick Good luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukynas Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 20 minutes ago, cwt said: at around $4100 for the Marantz 7012 wow ...are you sure Colin? btw. D&M also offer Alexa and Airplay2 here is pricing in my country converted to AUD: SR7012 - ~$2400 9.2 channel X4400H - ~$2400 9.2 channel T758v3 - ~$2500 7.2 channel MRX720 - ~$5600 7.2 channel AVR550 - ~$5800 7.2 channel RX-A2080 - ~$3000 9.2 channel AV7705 - ~$3400 11.2 channel preamp SR7013 - ~$3000 9.2 channel X4500H - ~$2600 9.2 channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 4 hours ago, kukynas said: wow ...are you sure Colin? btw. D&M also offer Alexa and Airplay2 Only did a rough search based on an internet store rather than a bricks/mortar kukynas and it wasn't encouraging even with a new model you expect to give some leeway on https://www.audiotrends.com.au/marantz-sr7012.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukynas Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 sure, I did the same but the difference is still crazy so no sure what's going on with Aussie market... just checked other 3 shops in Au and all of them ~$4100 Standard price in CZ - https://www.hifiobchod.cz/index.php?id_product=5305&controller=product Amazon is even $400 cheaper - https://www.amazon.de/Marantz-SR7012-Receiver-HDMI-Anschluss-USB-Anschluss/dp/B076KM1CC7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539454039&sr=8-1&keywords=sr7012 anyway, it is what it is... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08Boss302 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 I have the older SR6011 and really like it, the SR7012 I’m sure would be awesome i have interest in the rxa 3070/3080 also, said to be very very good both would potentially present a different house sound which you’d be best to try hear? as as mentioned above, anthem highly regarded too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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